gistfile1.txt

---
- hosts: 127.0.0.1
  gather_facts: false
  connection: local
  user: remote
  sudo: true

  vars_prompt:
    - name: "vcenter_hostname"
      prompt: "Enter vcenter hostname"
      private: no
      default: "vcsa"
    - name: "vcenter_user"
      prompt: "Enter vcenter username"
      private: no
    - name: "vcenter_pass"
      prompt: "Enter vcenter password"
      private: yes
#    - name: "vm_name"
#      prompt: "Enter vm name to build"
#      private: no

  vars:
#    datacenter:
#    esxhost:
#    datastore:
#    network:
    vmtemplate: "Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit Server Template"
#    vmcluster:
#    resource_pool:
    notes: Created by Ansible

  tasks:
#    - name: Check for required variables
#      fail: msg="Must pass name to -e"
#      when: name is not defined

#    - name: Check for vSphere access parameters
#      fail: msg="Must set vcenter_user and vcenter_pass in a Vault"
#      when: (vcenter_user is not defined) or (vcenter_pass is not defined)
    - name: Create VM from template
      vsphere_guest:
        vcenter_hostname: "{{ vcenter_hostname }}"
        username: "{{ vcenter_user }}"
        password: "{{ vcenter_pass }}"
        guest: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
        from_template: yes
        template_src: "{{ vmtemplate }}"
#       cluster: "{{ vmcluster }}"
#       resource_pool: "{{ resource_pool }}"
        vm_extra_config:
          notes: "{{ notes }}"
#       esxi:
#         datacenter: "{{ datacenter }}"
#         hostname: "{{ esxhost }}"